studies of the massing and shape of the tower

Initially the tower repeated the shape of the internal void - but it made sense to lift the bulk of the stored information higher to avoid damage - it also creates a self limiting form - a form which suggests that it could not go much further before compromising itself - The structure creates an unease by structurally looking unstable - though it is not. It also creates an enormous compression toward the base - making it impossible for future generations to try to remove any of the structural elements. The base begins as a square - referencing the pyramids as starting point - then spiral which increasing mass and acceleration. The twist reduces vertical weakness in the seam - and perhaps aids to reducing wind pressures, and resist horizontal loads - but this is t.b.c.